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5 Basic Boating Knots for Everyone
Every boat owner needs to know how to perform some important tasks, like docking a boat, tying up a boat, and anchoring a boat. All of these endeavors and many other common boating procedures share one thing in common: they involve handling lines. And just about any time line-handling is involved, knot tying may be, too. Here are the five most commonly used boating knots.

5 Basic Boating Knots:
  1. Bowline
  2. Cleat Hitch
  3. Clove Hitch
  4. Half-Hitch (also call the Overhand Knot)
  5. Figure Eight

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2021 Bavaria CR34
With the CRUISER 34 we have succeeded in bringing together the most important aspects of sailing – sailing pleasure and spaciousness – in one boat. This yacht has excellent – and very safe – sailing characteristics. The XXL cockpit area is pleasantly commodious during sailing and in between. And below deck there is all the room you need for six people.
ARRIVING SOON!
2021 Bavaria C50
A touch of superyacht, even below deck. Everything feels enormous. For example, sit on the big lounge sofa at the saloon table, surrounded by lots of natural light streaming in through the stylish light‐strip.
ARRIVING SOON!
2022 Bavaria SR41
The BAVARIA SR41 kicks off a new line of motorboats from BAVARIA YACHTS. It combines the best of the sporty BAVARIA S-line and the BAVARIA R-line. A comfortable cockpit, a large sunbed which can be transformed in no time into a lounge area with a table right on the waterfront and a large bathing platform.

SOLD!
2021 Bali Catspace
The integral deck, efficient for sailing, allows you to move smooth around the various spaces, from the aft platform with bench seat to the forward cockpit with lounge and sunbathing area.
ARRIVING SOON!
2021 Bavaria C45
When they designed the BAVARIA C45, they wanted to create a yacht which people would feel completely at home on – with features like the huge bathing platform, big cockpit and bright saloon – and also a yacht of the utmost flexibility.
ARRIVING SOON!
2021 Bavaria C42
A modern, innovative hull shape with chines and a V-shaped bow developed by BAVARIA YACHTS guarantee both the best sailing performance and an unusually large amount of space below deck.
SALE PENDING!
Jeanneau 490 Sun Odyssey
The open concept interior is bathed in light, as the main salon features many rows of windows and hatches. #249
SOLD!
2021 Catalina 425
The Catalina 425 is an all-new design that assumes the position in the Catalina line held by the legendary Catalina 42. Contact us about special introductory pricing!
ORDERED!
2021 Catalina 315
The new 315 continues moving the Catalina brand to a higher level of performance, finish and engineering achievement. The 315 sails into the global marketplace with all the style and refinement of the larger Catalina 5 Series boats.
Looking for something else? View all of our other inventory and our large selection of pre-owned boats at www.cruisingyachts.net!
Salmon Shark Spotted at the East End of Catalina Island
Whale watchers aboard a recent trip with Dana Wharf Whale Watching were treated to a rare sighting of a salmon shark. The shark was spotted near the East End of Catalina Island on March 26 during an “8 Hour Ultimate Whale Watching Trip” aboard Ocean Adventure.On the trip, Captain Steve Burkhalter encountered what he thought at first was Great White Shark.

“After further review and sending our video & pictures to the experts, the boat was thrilled to learn what we encountered was actually a Salmon Shark!” wrote Dana Wharf on its website.
Atlantic Caribbean Hurricane Outlook; Early Pacific Storm
WRI Prediction for North Atlantic-Caribbean

The North Atlantic hurricane season will begin on June 1 and run through November 30. Forecasters expect activity to peak in early September.

Ernesto Findlay, meteorologist for Weather Routing Inc., issued a report on the outlook for the upcoming hurricane season in the North Atlantic. “Over the last 30 years, the North Atlantic hurricane basin has averaged a total of 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes per season.

“One of the main sources of year-to-year variability of hurricane activity in the North Atlantic hurricane basin is the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), which has strong effects on the upper level wind patterns over the Atlantic Ocean. Looking ahead, we expect the current weak La Niña state to persist through early summer and then transition into a neutral phase state. The Neutral Phase of ENSO is expected to persist through the autumn with a small chance of transitioning into a weak El Niño later in the autumn.”
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